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Gavin	
  Ferguson	
   gafsal:-­‐	
  11/06/2015	
  
Occupation:	
   Mining	
  Consultant	
  
Profession:	
   Mining	
  Engineering	
  
Experience:	
   +	
  40	
  years	
  
Nationality:	
   British	
  
Spanish	
  language	
  
	
  
Qualifications	
  /	
  Affiliations:	
  
B	
  Sc.	
  Hons	
  [Mining]	
  	
  	
  1968	
  
M	
  Phil	
  [Engineering]	
  1978	
  
Ph.	
  D	
  	
  	
  [Engineering	
  Design]	
  	
  2015	
  
C	
  Eng.	
  	
  MIMM	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
Gavin	
  Ferguson	
  has	
  a	
  long	
  practical	
  experience	
  in	
  technical,	
  production	
  and	
  the	
  financial	
  aspects	
  of	
  evaluating	
  
mining	
  projects	
  world-­‐wide.	
  	
  He	
  has	
  undertaken,	
  design	
  and	
  evaluation	
  work	
  for	
  surface	
  and	
  underground	
  mines	
  
in	
  Africa,	
  Australia,	
  Brazil,	
  Canada,	
  Central	
  America,	
  Chile,	
  Europe,	
  countries	
  of	
  The	
  Middle	
  and	
  Far	
  East,	
  Peru	
  and	
  
the	
  United	
  States	
  of	
  America.	
  	
  He	
  assisted	
  Codelco-­‐Chile	
  with:	
  the	
  adoption	
  of	
  protocols	
  for	
  the	
  estimation	
  of	
  
resources	
  and	
  engineering	
  of	
  reserves;	
  and	
  served	
  on	
  the	
  Geomechanics	
  Board	
  for	
  the	
  El	
  Teniente	
  Division.	
  	
  Gavin	
  
has	
   acquired	
   specific	
   skills	
   with	
   respect	
   to:	
   deriving	
   economically	
   beneficial	
   strategies	
   at	
   the	
   scale	
   of	
   mine	
  
extraction	
   and	
   corporate	
   development;	
   and	
   implementation	
   of	
   costs	
   and	
   productivity	
   strategies	
   to	
   position	
  
companies	
  to	
  prosper	
  against	
  the	
  backdrop	
  of	
  the	
  long	
  term	
  decline	
  in	
  metals	
  prices.	
  	
  Recent	
  work,	
  most	
  relevant	
  
to	
  today’s	
  mining	
  industry	
  is	
  the	
  involvement	
  in	
  risk	
  analysis	
  and	
  developing	
  risk	
  management	
  strategy	
  and	
  risk	
  
response	
  plans	
  for	
  both	
  operating	
  mines	
  and	
  mining	
  projects.	
  
	
  
Principal	
  skills	
  include:	
  
	
  
− Technical	
  &	
  Economic	
  Audit	
  of	
  Operations	
  and	
  Capital	
  Projects	
  
− Due	
  Diligence	
  of	
  Resource	
  &	
  Reserves	
  Declarations	
  
− Strategic	
  Planning	
  (Mineral	
  Reserves,	
  Equipment	
  &	
  Manpower)	
  
− Risk	
  Assessment,	
  Project	
  Ranking,	
  Preliminary	
  &	
  Full	
  Feasibility	
  Evaluations	
  
− Geomechanics	
  Engineering	
  in	
  Mine	
  Planning	
  
− Mine	
  Planning	
  &	
  Design	
  
− Review	
  of	
  Study	
  Reports	
  
	
  
Career Summary
1990 - Date Seltrust Associates Limited - UK
Consultant,	
  involved	
  in	
  the	
  review	
  of	
  mining	
  design,	
  project	
  work	
  and	
  geomechanics	
  engineering.	
  	
  Projects	
  and	
  
studies	
  undertaken	
  include:	
  
	
  
− Peer	
  review	
  for	
  Tetra	
  Tech	
  –	
  nickel	
  mine	
  feasibility	
  study,	
  Southern	
  Africa	
  
− Assisting	
  Division	
  El	
  Teniente	
  with	
  engineering	
  work	
  required	
  to	
  modify	
  the	
  mining	
  design	
  of	
  the	
  new	
  mining	
  
level	
  and	
  associated	
  major	
  infrastructure	
  excavations.	
  
− Assisting	
  EMD,	
  DCENR,	
  Irish	
  Government	
  with	
  the	
  regulation	
  of	
  State	
  Mining	
  Leases	
  and	
  Licences.	
  
− Review	
  of	
  the	
  Kumtor	
  open	
  pit	
  operation	
  in	
  Kyrgyzstan	
  on	
  behalf	
  of	
  the	
  Kyrgyzstani	
  government.	
  
− Due	
  Diligence	
  of	
  a	
  South	
  African	
  Manganese	
  Mine	
  on	
  behalf	
  of	
  a	
  Confidential	
  Client.	
  
− Assisted	
  Bredero-­‐Shaw	
  to	
  review	
  the	
  operations	
  of	
  the	
  Daskasan	
  Mining	
  Company,	
  Azerbaijan	
  –	
  to	
  appraise	
  
the	
  supply	
  and	
  suitability	
  of	
  a	
  magnetite	
  aggregate	
  for	
  coating	
  pipelines.	
  
− Assisted	
  the	
  Mutanda	
  Mining	
  company,	
  Glencore	
  Xstrata,	
  to	
  coordinate	
  and	
  manage	
  the	
  project	
  engineering,	
  
front	
  end	
  loading	
  work	
  for	
  an	
  open	
  pit-­‐underground	
  sulphides	
  mining	
  project,	
  located	
  42km	
  east	
  of	
  Kolwezi,	
  
Democratic	
  Republic	
  of	
  the	
  Congo.	
  
− Assisted	
  AMEC	
  UK	
  with	
  the	
  facilitation	
  of	
  a	
  risk	
  review	
  workshop	
  of	
  a	
  Tailings	
  Management	
  Facility,	
  designed	
  
for	
  ArcelorMittal	
  and	
  the	
  Western	
  Range	
  Iron	
  Ore	
  project,	
  Liberia.	
  
− Participated	
  in	
  risk	
  workshop	
  for	
  the	
  Dacita	
  Sector	
  Project,	
  El	
  Teniente	
  mine,	
  Chile.	
  
− Assisted	
  the	
  Highland	
  Group	
  during	
  visit	
  to	
  the	
  Agnico	
  Eagle,	
  Laronde	
  Mine,	
  Quebec,	
  Canada.	
  
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− Reviewed	
   rock	
   burst	
   hypotheses	
   for	
   El	
   Teniente	
   mine,	
   Chile	
   which	
   occurred	
   in	
   the	
   Pilar	
   Norte	
   and	
   RENO	
  
Corbata	
  sectors.	
  
− Inspection	
   of	
   open	
   pit	
   fleet	
   condition	
   in	
   Turkey	
   with	
   a	
   view	
   to	
   purchase,	
   on	
   behalf	
   of	
   Santa	
   Barbara,	
  
confidential	
  client.	
  
− Development	
   of	
   a	
   cave	
   mining	
   design	
   for	
   use	
   in	
   hard	
   rock	
   mines	
   subject	
   to	
   challenging	
   stresses”	
   –	
   PhD	
  
Student,	
  Leeds	
  University,	
  final	
  year	
  2013.	
  
− Workshop,	
  28	
  November	
  –	
  2	
  December	
  2011,	
  for	
  mature	
  MSc	
  students,	
  the	
  role	
  of	
  geomechanics	
  in	
  mine	
  
planning	
  in	
  surface	
  and	
  underground	
  mines,	
  University	
  of	
  Los	
  Andes,	
  Santiago,	
  Chile.	
  
− Due	
  diligence,	
  for	
  the	
  acquisition	
  of	
  a	
  chromite	
  mining	
  group	
  in	
  Turkey,	
  operating	
  a	
  number	
  of	
  open	
  pits,	
  
feeding	
  mineral	
  processing	
  plants	
  to	
  produce	
  chromite	
  concentrate,	
  on	
  behalf	
  of	
  Santa	
  Barbara,	
  confidential	
  
client.	
  
− Revision	
  of	
  the	
  Dacita	
  underground	
  mining	
  project,	
  Division	
  El	
  Teniente.	
  
− Initial	
  review	
  of	
  Kamoto	
  underground	
  mine	
  operations,	
  Democratic	
  Republic	
  of	
  the	
  Congo.	
  
− Appraisal	
  of	
  the	
  validation	
  process	
  of	
  pre-­‐conditioning	
  techniques	
  undertaken	
  by	
  Head	
  Office,	
  Codelco-­‐Chile.	
  
− Functional	
  revision	
  New	
  Mine	
  Level,	
  Division	
  El	
  Teniente,	
  Codelco-­‐Chile.	
  
− Revision	
  of	
  the	
  status	
  of	
  Esmeralda	
  sector,	
  June	
  2010.	
  
− Assistance	
  to	
  the	
  Chuquicamata	
  Underground	
  Mine	
  Project,	
  Division	
  Codelco	
  Norte,	
  with	
  respect	
  Risk	
  Based	
  
Decision	
  Making,	
  January	
  –	
  March	
  2010.	
  
− Revision	
  of	
  Plan	
  Quinquenal	
  2010,	
  División	
  El	
  Teniente,	
  Codelco-­‐Chile,	
  May	
  2010.	
  
− Assisted	
  the	
  Gerencia	
  Tecnica,	
  Vice	
  Presidency	
  Projects,	
  Codelco-­‐Chile,	
  with	
  respect	
  to:	
  
a) An	
  analysis	
  of	
  risk	
  of	
  the	
  Optimization	
  Project	
  of	
  the	
  Mine	
  and	
  Plant,	
  Division	
  El	
  Teniente.	
  
b) Development	
  of	
  protocols	
  to	
  undertake	
  Scoping	
  Studies	
  of	
  large	
  scale	
  brown	
  field	
  mining	
  projects.	
  
c) Review	
  of	
  the	
  Mina	
  Sur-­‐Sur	
  project,	
  Division	
  Andina,	
  Codelco-­‐Chile	
  
d) Development	
  of	
  project	
  risk	
  analysis	
  and	
  management	
  for	
  large	
  scale	
  brown	
  field	
  mining	
  projects.	
  
− High	
   level	
   technical	
   opinion	
   of	
   the	
   Chuquicamata	
   Underground	
   Mine	
   Project,	
   Division	
   Codelco	
   Norte,	
   on	
  
behalf	
  of	
  the	
  Investment	
  Committee	
  of	
  Codelco	
  Chile.	
  
− Provided	
  services	
  to	
  the	
  Irish	
  Government	
  with	
  the	
  development	
  of	
  a	
  Risk	
  Management	
  Strategy	
  with	
  respect	
  
to	
   the	
   potential	
   of	
   risks	
   posed	
   in	
   the	
   long	
   term,	
   of	
   surface	
   subsidence	
   above	
   the	
   Galmoy	
   Mine,	
   assisting	
  
Cantab	
  Consulting	
  Ltd.	
  	
  In	
  addition,	
  performed	
  inspections	
  of	
  backfilling	
  and	
  mining	
  operations	
  during	
  closure	
  
of	
  the	
  Galmoy	
  Mine.	
  
− High	
   level	
   technical	
   opinion	
   of	
   the	
   New	
   Mine	
   Level,	
   Division	
   Teniente,	
   on	
   behalf	
   of	
   the	
   Investment	
  
Committee	
  of	
  Codelco	
  Chile.	
  
− Contract	
   Supervision	
   of	
   tailings	
   dam	
   dust	
   suppression	
   programme,	
   Silvermines,	
   Ireland,	
   assisting	
   Cantab	
  
Consulting	
  Ltd.	
  
− Presented	
  a	
  course	
  covering	
  Geomechanics	
  in	
  Mine	
  Planning	
  –	
  for	
  students	
  undertaking	
  an	
  MSc.,	
  Universidad	
  
Los	
  Andes,	
  Santiago,	
  Chile.	
  
− Participation	
   in	
   the	
   HAZOP	
   Meetings	
   of	
   NIREX,	
   in	
   connection	
   with	
   the	
   nuclear	
   storage	
   project	
   -­‐	
   assisting	
  
AMEC	
  Earth	
  &	
  Environmental	
  UK	
  Ltd.	
  
− Closure	
  review	
  of	
  the	
  underground	
  expansion	
  project,	
  Division	
  Teniente,	
  Chile	
  on	
  behalf	
  of	
  Cochilco.	
  
− Due	
  diligence,	
  review	
  of	
  mining	
  property,	
  confidential	
  client,	
  Brazil	
  –	
  assisting,	
  AMEC	
  Earth	
  &	
  Environmental	
  
UK	
  Ltd.	
  
− Assisted	
   CRU	
   International	
   Limited,	
   with	
   project	
   management	
   guidance	
   for	
   the	
   Kazakhmys	
   Project	
   –	
  
Kazaksthan.	
  
− Mining	
  Methods	
  Review	
  -­‐	
  Finsch	
  Mine	
  -­‐	
  Block	
  5	
  –	
  on	
  behalf	
  of	
  De	
  Beers,	
  South	
  Africa.	
  
− Assisted	
  CRU	
  International	
  Limited,	
  with	
  project	
  review	
  of	
  the	
  Aktogay	
  &	
  Boschekul	
  Projects	
  –	
  Kazakhmys,	
  
Kazaksthan.	
  
− Appraisal	
  and	
  monitoring	
  of	
  major	
  capital	
  projects,	
  as	
  consultant	
  to	
  the	
  Gerencia	
  Tecnica,	
  VCP,	
  Codelco-­‐Chile.	
  
− Assisted	
  CRU	
  Strategies	
  with	
  business	
  improvement	
  project,	
  Codelco	
  Norte,	
  Chile.	
  
− Geotechnical	
  review	
  of	
  Block	
  5,	
  Finsch	
  Mine,	
  De	
  Beers,	
  South	
  Africa.	
  
− Development	
  of	
  protocols	
  to	
  develop	
  and	
  monitor	
  capital	
  projects,	
  Gerencia	
  Tecnica,	
  Casa	
  Matriz,	
  Codelco-­‐
Chile,	
  encompassing	
  guidelines	
  from	
  the	
  Project	
  Management	
  Institute,	
  IPA	
  (Industry	
  Best	
  Practices	
  in	
  Capital	
  
Projects),	
  AACE	
  (cost	
  estimation),	
  Scenario	
  Planning,	
  and	
  Value	
  Engineering.	
  
− Revision	
  of	
  Teniente	
  capital	
  projects,	
  Cochilco.	
  
− Audit	
  of	
  capital	
  projects,	
  Teniente	
  Division,	
  Codelco-­‐Chile.	
  
− Planning	
  Application	
  reviews,	
  of	
  the	
  Lisheen	
  and	
  Tara	
  mines,	
  Eire	
  on	
  behalf	
  of	
  the	
  Irish	
  government.	
  
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− Technical	
  opinion	
  concerning	
  the	
  expansion	
  of	
  production	
  and	
  increasing	
  the	
  extraction	
  ratio	
  for	
  the	
  Taquari	
  
Vassouras	
  potash	
  mine,	
  Companhia	
  Vale	
  do	
  Rio	
  Doce,	
  Brazil.	
  
− Reviewed	
  the	
  underground	
  mining	
  plans	
  of	
  Chuquicamata	
  open	
  pit,	
  Codelco	
  Norte.	
  
− Assisted	
  with	
  the	
  review	
  of	
  the	
  PDA	
  and	
  Expansion	
  Project	
  of	
  Division	
  Andina,	
  of	
  open	
  pits	
  and	
  underground	
  
mines,	
  Codelco-­‐Chile.	
  
− Seconded	
   to	
   management	
   of	
   MCM	
   plc.,	
   Zambia,	
   (February	
   –	
   October	
   2002),	
   to	
   re-­‐establish	
   planning	
  
protocols	
  and	
  instigate	
  reduction	
  of	
  costs	
  and	
  improvement	
  in	
  revenues.	
  
− Member,	
  Geotechnical	
  Board,	
  Division	
  El	
  Teniente,	
  Codelco-­‐Chile.	
  
− Programme	
  of	
  costs	
  reduction,	
  Compania	
  Huaron,	
  Peru,	
  Pan	
  American	
  Silver.	
  
− Compilation	
  and	
  completion	
  of	
  the	
  Rosaura	
  project	
  feasibility	
  study	
  report,	
  Glencore	
  Peru.	
  
− Mining	
  consultant	
  for	
  GEPLAM,	
  Codelco-­‐Chile:	
  
a) Mansa	
  Mina	
  Project	
  Summary	
  report;	
  
b) audit	
  of	
  the	
  El	
  Teniente	
  mining	
  plan	
  to	
  expand	
  output	
  from	
  95,000-­‐tpd	
  to	
  126,000-­‐tpd;	
  
c) due	
   diligence	
   of	
   joint	
   venture	
   with	
   Anglo	
   American	
   to	
   purchase	
   open	
   pit	
   and	
   underground	
   mining	
  
operations	
  of	
  ZCCM;	
  
d) review	
  of	
  open	
  pit	
  and	
  underground	
  mining	
  operations	
  Division	
  Salvador;	
  
e) costs	
  &	
  productivity	
  project	
  Division	
  Salvador;	
  
f) ranking-­‐rejection	
  study	
  San	
  Antonio;	
  &	
  
g) ranking-­‐rejection	
  study	
  Junin,	
  Ecuador.	
  
− Economic	
  Exploration	
  Models	
  based	
  on	
  open	
  pit	
  and	
  underground	
  mining	
  operations	
  –	
  BHP	
  World	
  Minerals.	
  
− Due	
  Diligence	
  Vazante	
  Project,	
  open	
  pit	
  mining,	
  Minas	
  Gerais,	
  Brazil,	
  BHP	
  World	
  Minerals.	
  
− Automation	
  Review	
  –	
  IM2	
  Codelco-­‐Chile.	
  
− Planning	
  Application	
  review	
  -­‐	
  Galmoy	
  lead	
  mine,	
  Eire.	
  
− Audit	
  of	
  resources	
  and	
  reserves,	
  open	
  pit	
  mining	
  operations,	
  Minera	
  Escondida	
  Ltda.	
  Chile.	
  
− Audit	
  of	
  Mining	
  Plan,	
  Minera	
  Escondida	
  Ltda.	
  
− Audit	
  of	
  Chuquicamata	
  Leaching	
  Division,	
  open	
  pit	
  mining	
  operations.	
  
− Assistance	
  with	
  long	
  term	
  planning	
  project,	
  El	
  Teniente,	
  Codelco-­‐Chile.	
  
− Operational	
  &	
  technical	
  reviews	
  of	
  Centromin	
  mines	
  for	
  Peruvian	
  Client.	
  
− Information	
  Memorandum	
  of	
  mining	
  properties	
  -­‐	
  Centromin,	
  Peru.	
  
− Planning	
  Application	
  review	
  -­‐	
  Lisheen	
  lead-­‐zinc	
  mine,	
  Eire.	
  
− Developed	
  strategy	
  for	
  selling	
  La	
  Oroya	
  smelter,	
  Centromin,	
  Peru.	
  
− Mining	
  design	
  to	
  extract	
  resources	
  at	
  depth,	
  Mufulira	
  mine,	
  Zambia.	
  
− Provision	
   of	
   engineering	
   assistance	
   to	
   HZL,	
   India,	
   with	
   respect	
   to	
   the	
   design	
   and	
   operation	
   of	
   a	
   backfill	
  
system.	
  
− Technical	
  audit	
  of	
  feasibility	
  study,	
  gold	
  mine,	
  California,	
  USA,	
  Confidential	
  client.	
  
− Implementation	
   of	
   mining	
   productivity	
   enhancement	
   programme	
   for	
   David	
   Bell	
   mine,	
   Hemlo	
   Gold	
   Camp,	
  
Ontario,	
  Teck-­‐Corona	
  Corporation.	
  
− Due	
  diligence	
  of	
  gold	
  property	
  in	
  Western	
  Transvaal,	
  South	
  Africa,	
  William	
  Resources,	
  Montreal,	
  Canada.	
  
− Operational	
   and	
   technical	
   audits	
   of	
   precious	
   and	
   base	
   metal	
   open	
   pit	
   and	
   underground	
   mines	
   of	
   the	
  
Buenaventura	
  Group,	
  Peru.	
  
− Technical	
  audit	
  of	
  feasibility	
  study	
  for	
  gold	
  mine	
  in	
  Nevada,	
  USA	
  for	
  FMC	
  Gold	
  Company,	
  Denver,	
  USA.	
  
− Manager	
  and	
  engineer	
  for	
  an	
  operational	
  review	
  and	
  financial	
  appraisal	
  of	
  the	
  Nicaro	
  and	
  Moa	
  laterite	
  nickel	
  
open	
  pit	
  operations,	
  Cuba,	
  for	
  UIG	
  Limited,	
  a	
  metal	
  trading	
  company	
  based	
  in	
  London,	
  United	
  Kingdom.	
  
− Mining	
   feasibility	
   study	
   for	
   Cluff	
   Resources	
   Zimbabwe,	
   devising	
   a	
   mining	
   plan	
   to	
   extend	
   production	
  
underground	
  from	
  two	
  open	
  pits	
  at	
  the	
  Freda	
  Rebecca	
  mine,	
  Bindura.	
  
− Technical	
  audit	
  of	
  mining	
  study	
  carried	
  out	
  by	
  ZCCM	
  Limited	
  of	
  the	
  re-­‐opening	
  of	
  the	
  Chambishi	
  copper	
  mine.	
  
− Implementation	
  of	
  a	
  productivity	
  enhancement	
  programme	
  for	
  the	
  Copper	
  Cliff	
  Mill,	
  Inco	
  Limited,	
  Sudbury,	
  
Ontario.	
  
− Pre-­‐feasibility	
  study	
  of	
  an	
  expansion	
  of	
  underground	
  mining	
  operations,	
  El	
  Indio,	
  Lac	
  Minerals,	
  Chile.	
  
− Development	
  of	
  mining	
  design	
  for	
  extracting	
  gold	
  ore	
  from	
  narrow	
  veins,	
  Williams	
  Mine,	
  Hemlo,	
  Ontario,	
  
Teck-­‐Corona	
  Corporation.	
  
− Costs	
  &	
  productivity	
  review	
  -­‐	
  Bousquet	
  No	
  1	
  gold	
  mine,	
  Lac	
  Minerals,	
  Quebec,	
  Canada.	
  
− Evaluation	
  of	
  Mining	
  Tubo	
  Shaft	
  Pillar	
  Reserves,	
  Lepanto	
  Consolidated	
  Mining	
  Company,	
  Manila,	
  Philippines.	
  
− Technical	
  and	
  economic	
  audit	
  of	
  project	
  studies	
  and	
  long	
  term	
  strategy,	
  open	
  pit	
  and	
  underground	
  mines,	
  
Andina	
  Division,	
  Codelco,	
  Chile.	
  
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− Prefeasibility	
  study	
  of	
  underground	
  production	
  from	
  the	
  Rosebud	
  gold	
  prospect,	
  Nevada,	
  Lac	
  Minerals	
  Inc,	
  
United	
  States	
  of	
  America.	
  
− Audit	
   of	
   operational	
   procedures	
   proposed	
   by	
   El	
   Teniente	
   Division,	
   to	
   deal	
   with	
   rock	
   bursts	
   on	
   Sub	
   6	
  
production	
  level,	
  CODELCO,	
  Chile.	
  
− Technical	
  and	
  economic	
  study	
  of	
  the	
  mining	
  problems	
  of	
  the	
  El	
  Teniente	
  Division,	
  CODELCO,	
  Chile.	
  
− Mining	
  design	
  prefeasibility	
  study	
  of	
  underground	
  production	
  from	
  the	
  Palabora	
  pipe	
  following	
  completion	
  of	
  
the	
  open	
  pit	
  operation	
  for	
  Rio	
  Tinto	
  Management	
  Services	
  Limited,	
  South	
  Africa.	
  
− State	
  of	
  the	
  art	
  review	
  of	
  ore	
  pass	
  design	
  in	
  Canadian	
  mines.	
  	
  The	
  study	
  and	
  subsequent	
  issue	
  of	
  a	
  Manual	
  of	
  
Guidelines	
  were	
  carried	
  out	
  on	
  behalf	
  of	
  the	
  Canadian	
  Mining	
  Research	
  Directorate.	
  
− Costs	
  and	
  productivity	
  review	
  of	
  the	
  Bousquet	
  No	
  2	
  gold	
  mine,	
  Lac	
  Minerals,	
  Quebec,	
  Canada.	
  
− Feasibility	
  study	
  of	
  an	
  underground	
  platinum	
  project,	
  for	
  Union	
  Carbide	
  Management	
  Services,	
  Zimbabwe.	
  
− Identification,	
   compilation	
   and	
   review	
   of	
   costs	
   and	
   subsequent	
   mining	
   design	
   based	
   upon	
   the	
   costs	
   so	
  
derived,	
  for	
  La	
  Mine	
  Doyon,	
  Lac	
  Minerals,	
  Quebec,	
  Canada.	
  
− Assistance	
  in	
  the	
  design	
  of	
  an	
  open	
  pit	
  for	
  the	
  feasibility	
  study	
  of	
  the	
  Hierro	
  Mantua	
  property,	
  Pinar	
  del	
  Rio,	
  
Cuba,	
  Marc	
  Rich,	
  Switzerland.	
  
− Investigation	
  of	
  management	
  information	
  system	
  for	
  the	
  Macassa	
  Division,	
  Lac	
  Minerals,	
  Ontario,	
  Canada.	
  
	
  
1988 - 1990 Technical & Procurement Services Ltd - UK
Manager	
  Mining,	
  responsible	
  for	
  mining	
  design	
  and	
  project	
  work.	
  	
  Projects	
  included:	
  
	
  
− Technical	
  assistance	
  to	
  ZCCM	
  in	
  the	
  formulation	
  of	
  a	
  long	
  term	
  corporate	
  strategy	
  for	
  the	
  removal	
  of	
  the	
  
resources	
  of	
  the	
  group	
  by	
  open	
  pit	
  and	
  underground	
  mining	
  operations.	
  
− Audit	
  of	
  mining	
  design	
  of	
  Hope	
  Brook	
  Gold	
  mine,	
  Canada.	
  
− Feasibility	
   study	
   of	
   the	
   establishment	
   of	
   a	
   refractories	
   industry	
   in	
   the	
   SADCC	
   region,	
   employing	
   open	
   pit	
  
operations,	
  for	
  the	
  United	
  Nations,	
  on	
  behalf	
  of	
  the	
  SADCC	
  states.	
  
− Engineering	
   design	
   and	
   supervision	
   of	
   ventilation	
   for	
   the	
   development	
   of	
   the	
   Channel	
   tunnel	
   for	
  
Transmanche	
  Link.	
  
− Provision	
  of	
  assistance	
  for	
  prefeasibility	
  study	
  work	
  based	
  upon	
  open	
  pit	
  mining,	
  Lumwana	
  copper-­‐uranium	
  
deposit,	
  Zambia,	
  for	
  Mining	
  Italiana,	
  a	
  subsidiary	
  of	
  Agip.	
  
− Review	
   of	
   mining	
   methods	
   applicable	
   to	
   the	
   flat-­‐lying	
   and	
   complex	
   folded	
   areas	
   of	
   mines	
   of	
   the	
   ZCCM	
  
Limited,	
  Zambia.	
  
	
  
1980 - 1988 Seltrust Engineering Limited - UK
Consultant	
  Mining	
  Engineer	
  provided	
  consultancy	
  and	
  mine	
  design	
  services,	
  including:	
  
	
  
− Project	
  Manager	
  of	
  mine	
  design	
  review	
  and	
  technical	
  assistance,	
  Agnew	
  Nickel	
  Mine,	
  West	
  Australia.	
  
− Project	
  Manager	
  of	
  pre-­‐feasibility	
  study,	
  Millstream	
  Potash	
  Project,	
  BP	
  Canada	
  Limited.	
  	
  Prepared	
  technical	
  
summary,	
   mining	
   and	
   exploration	
   reports,	
   and	
   assisted	
   client	
   in	
   dealings	
   with	
   shaft	
   sinking	
   contractors,	
  
engineering	
  design	
  companies	
  and	
  other	
  consultants.	
  
− Consultancy	
   services	
   to	
   Manganese	
   Ore	
   [India]	
   Limited,	
   covering	
   a	
   major	
   programme	
   of	
   optimisation	
   for	
  
open	
  pit	
  and	
  underground	
  mine	
  production,	
  mine	
  design,	
  equipment	
  selection	
  and	
  shaft	
  sinking.	
  
− In	
  addition,	
  consulted	
  to	
  various	
  mines	
  world-­‐wide	
  including:	
  Cyprus	
  Asbestos	
  Mines	
  Limited,	
  BP	
  Mineraçoa,	
  
Cementation	
   Limited,	
   Hindustan	
   Copper	
   Limited,	
   Hindustan	
   Zinc	
   Limited	
   and	
   BP	
   Minerals	
   International	
  
Limited.	
  
	
  
1978 - 1980 Camborne School of Mines - UK
Senior	
  Lecturer	
  in	
  Mining	
  and	
  Rock	
  Mechanics.	
  	
  Director	
  of	
  Camborne	
  Associates	
  Limited.	
  
	
  
1977 - 1978 Golder Hoek & Associates - UK
Senior	
  Mining	
  Engineer	
  responsible	
  for	
  mining	
  engineering	
  projects.	
  
	
  
1973 - 1977 African Associated Mines - Zimbabwe
Underground	
   Manager	
   [Planning],	
   Gath's	
   Mine	
   responsible	
   for	
   control	
   and	
   supervision	
   of	
   open	
   pit	
   and	
  
underground	
   mine	
   planning,	
   rock	
   mechanics,	
   study,	
   draw	
   control	
   and	
   ventilation	
   sections.	
   	
   Mining	
   Engineer,	
  
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Shabanie	
  Mine,	
  provided	
  in-­‐house	
  consulting	
  services	
  within	
  African	
  Associated	
  Mines.	
  	
  Supervised	
  technical	
  staff	
  
and	
  workforce.	
  
	
  
1971 - 1973 Roan Consolidate Mines Limited - Zambia
Sectional	
  Mining	
  Engineer	
  Chibuluma	
  Division	
  engaged	
  on	
  underground	
  and	
  open	
  pit	
  projects,	
  routine	
  ventilation	
  
problems	
  and	
  long	
  term	
  ventilation	
  planning.	
  
	
  
1968 - 1970 Doornfontein Gold Mine - South Africa
Post	
  Graduate	
  Engineer	
  and	
  subsequently	
  Shift	
  Boss	
  responsible	
  for	
  production	
  and	
  development	
  sections.	
  	
  Solved	
  
support	
  and	
  mining	
  sequence	
  problems	
  of	
  longwall	
  faces	
  and	
  remnant	
  pillars.	
  
	
  
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Publications
Author	
  of	
  the	
  following	
  papers:	
  
	
  
1. Estimation	
  of	
  the	
  economic	
  pressure	
  loss	
  and	
  size	
  of	
  airways.	
  	
  Technical	
  Note,	
  Trans	
  Instn	
  Min	
  &	
  Met	
  [Section	
  
A	
  Min	
  Industry],	
  V83,	
  A148-­‐A150,	
  1973.	
  
2. The	
   design	
   of	
   support	
   systems	
   for	
   excavations	
   in	
   chrysotile	
   asbestos	
   mines.	
   	
   M	
   Phil	
   thesis,	
   University	
   of	
  
Rhodesia,	
  1978.	
  
3. Optimisation	
  of	
  block	
  caving	
  within	
  a	
  complex	
  environment.	
  	
  Mining	
  Magazine,	
  p126-­‐139,	
  Feb,	
  1979.	
  
4. Prediction	
  of	
  progressive	
  hangingwall	
  caving,	
  Gath's	
  mine,	
  Rhodesia.	
  	
  Trans	
  Instn	
  Min	
  &	
  Met	
  [Section	
  A	
  Min	
  
Industry],	
  A82-­‐A105.	
  	
  Co-­‐Author,	
  Professor	
  E	
  T	
  Brown,	
  Royal	
  School	
  of	
  Mines.	
  
5. A	
  practical	
  approach	
  to	
  tunnel	
  linings	
  for	
  underground	
  mines.	
  	
  Mining	
  Magazine,	
  p356-­‐363,	
  April,	
  1980.	
  
6. Control	
  of	
  ground	
  and	
  groundwater	
  for	
  shaft	
  sinking.	
  	
  Symposium	
  on	
  relating	
  theory	
  to	
  practice	
  in	
  artificial	
  
ground	
   freezing,	
   p7-­‐12,	
   University	
   of	
   Nottingham,	
   25th	
   September,	
   1983.	
   	
   Co-­‐Author,	
   Leo	
   Crystal,	
   Seltrust	
  
Engineering	
  Limited.	
  
7. Geotechnics	
  in	
  mining	
  design.	
  	
  Third	
  BP	
  Technical	
  Systems	
  Conference,	
  Technology	
  -­‐	
  the	
  way	
  to	
  successful	
  
business.	
  	
  Windsor,	
  6th-­‐9th	
  Nov.,	
  1983.	
  
8. Computer-­‐based	
  mining	
  design,	
  Mining	
  Magazine,	
  p403-­‐408,	
  May,	
  1985.	
  
9. Developments	
  in	
  numerical	
  modelling	
  in	
  geotechnical	
  environments.	
  	
  4th	
  BP	
  Technical	
  Systems	
  Conference	
  -­‐	
  
responding	
  to	
  technological	
  change,	
  November,	
  1986.	
  	
  Co-­‐Author,	
  R	
  E	
  Eggington,	
  Research	
  Centre,	
  Sunbury.	
  
10. Problems	
  of	
  predicting	
  and	
  controlling	
  conditions	
  in	
  shaft	
  sinking.	
  	
  Mining	
  Magazine,	
  February	
  1987.	
  
11. Cost	
  effective	
  computing	
  tools	
  for	
  mining	
  engineers.	
  	
  CIM	
  Annual	
  General	
  Meeting	
  Paper	
  No	
  60,	
  May,	
  1987.	
  
12. Caving	
  Geomechanics.	
  	
  Comprehensive	
  Rock	
  Engineering,	
  Pergamon	
  Press,	
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CV Ferguson 11-Jun-15 SAL

  • 1.
    Seltrust Associates LimitedGavin Ferguson     UK  Phone:  +  44  (0)1408  634  286   UK  Mobile:  +  44  (0)7930  166  884   Chile  Mobile  +  56  9  9130  0425   Email:  SeltrustAssociatesLtd@outlook.com       Gavin  Ferguson   gafsal:-­‐  11/06/2015   Occupation:   Mining  Consultant   Profession:   Mining  Engineering   Experience:   +  40  years   Nationality:   British   Spanish  language     Qualifications  /  Affiliations:   B  Sc.  Hons  [Mining]      1968   M  Phil  [Engineering]  1978   Ph.  D      [Engineering  Design]    2015   C  Eng.    MIMM           Gavin  Ferguson  has  a  long  practical  experience  in  technical,  production  and  the  financial  aspects  of  evaluating   mining  projects  world-­‐wide.    He  has  undertaken,  design  and  evaluation  work  for  surface  and  underground  mines   in  Africa,  Australia,  Brazil,  Canada,  Central  America,  Chile,  Europe,  countries  of  The  Middle  and  Far  East,  Peru  and   the  United  States  of  America.    He  assisted  Codelco-­‐Chile  with:  the  adoption  of  protocols  for  the  estimation  of   resources  and  engineering  of  reserves;  and  served  on  the  Geomechanics  Board  for  the  El  Teniente  Division.    Gavin   has   acquired   specific   skills   with   respect   to:   deriving   economically   beneficial   strategies   at   the   scale   of   mine   extraction   and   corporate   development;   and   implementation   of   costs   and   productivity   strategies   to   position   companies  to  prosper  against  the  backdrop  of  the  long  term  decline  in  metals  prices.    Recent  work,  most  relevant   to  today’s  mining  industry  is  the  involvement  in  risk  analysis  and  developing  risk  management  strategy  and  risk   response  plans  for  both  operating  mines  and  mining  projects.     Principal  skills  include:     − Technical  &  Economic  Audit  of  Operations  and  Capital  Projects   − Due  Diligence  of  Resource  &  Reserves  Declarations   − Strategic  Planning  (Mineral  Reserves,  Equipment  &  Manpower)   − Risk  Assessment,  Project  Ranking,  Preliminary  &  Full  Feasibility  Evaluations   − Geomechanics  Engineering  in  Mine  Planning   − Mine  Planning  &  Design   − Review  of  Study  Reports     Career Summary 1990 - Date Seltrust Associates Limited - UK Consultant,  involved  in  the  review  of  mining  design,  project  work  and  geomechanics  engineering.    Projects  and   studies  undertaken  include:     − Peer  review  for  Tetra  Tech  –  nickel  mine  feasibility  study,  Southern  Africa   − Assisting  Division  El  Teniente  with  engineering  work  required  to  modify  the  mining  design  of  the  new  mining   level  and  associated  major  infrastructure  excavations.   − Assisting  EMD,  DCENR,  Irish  Government  with  the  regulation  of  State  Mining  Leases  and  Licences.   − Review  of  the  Kumtor  open  pit  operation  in  Kyrgyzstan  on  behalf  of  the  Kyrgyzstani  government.   − Due  Diligence  of  a  South  African  Manganese  Mine  on  behalf  of  a  Confidential  Client.   − Assisted  Bredero-­‐Shaw  to  review  the  operations  of  the  Daskasan  Mining  Company,  Azerbaijan  –  to  appraise   the  supply  and  suitability  of  a  magnetite  aggregate  for  coating  pipelines.   − Assisted  the  Mutanda  Mining  company,  Glencore  Xstrata,  to  coordinate  and  manage  the  project  engineering,   front  end  loading  work  for  an  open  pit-­‐underground  sulphides  mining  project,  located  42km  east  of  Kolwezi,   Democratic  Republic  of  the  Congo.   − Assisted  AMEC  UK  with  the  facilitation  of  a  risk  review  workshop  of  a  Tailings  Management  Facility,  designed   for  ArcelorMittal  and  the  Western  Range  Iron  Ore  project,  Liberia.   − Participated  in  risk  workshop  for  the  Dacita  Sector  Project,  El  Teniente  mine,  Chile.   − Assisted  the  Highland  Group  during  visit  to  the  Agnico  Eagle,  Laronde  Mine,  Quebec,  Canada.  
  • 2.
    Seltrust Associates LimitedGavin Ferguson       gafsal:-­‐11/06/2015   2   Seltrust Associates Limited   − Reviewed   rock   burst   hypotheses   for   El   Teniente   mine,   Chile   which   occurred   in   the   Pilar   Norte   and   RENO   Corbata  sectors.   − Inspection   of   open   pit   fleet   condition   in   Turkey   with   a   view   to   purchase,   on   behalf   of   Santa   Barbara,   confidential  client.   − Development   of   a   cave   mining   design   for   use   in   hard   rock   mines   subject   to   challenging   stresses”   –   PhD   Student,  Leeds  University,  final  year  2013.   − Workshop,  28  November  –  2  December  2011,  for  mature  MSc  students,  the  role  of  geomechanics  in  mine   planning  in  surface  and  underground  mines,  University  of  Los  Andes,  Santiago,  Chile.   − Due  diligence,  for  the  acquisition  of  a  chromite  mining  group  in  Turkey,  operating  a  number  of  open  pits,   feeding  mineral  processing  plants  to  produce  chromite  concentrate,  on  behalf  of  Santa  Barbara,  confidential   client.   − Revision  of  the  Dacita  underground  mining  project,  Division  El  Teniente.   − Initial  review  of  Kamoto  underground  mine  operations,  Democratic  Republic  of  the  Congo.   − Appraisal  of  the  validation  process  of  pre-­‐conditioning  techniques  undertaken  by  Head  Office,  Codelco-­‐Chile.   − Functional  revision  New  Mine  Level,  Division  El  Teniente,  Codelco-­‐Chile.   − Revision  of  the  status  of  Esmeralda  sector,  June  2010.   − Assistance  to  the  Chuquicamata  Underground  Mine  Project,  Division  Codelco  Norte,  with  respect  Risk  Based   Decision  Making,  January  –  March  2010.   − Revision  of  Plan  Quinquenal  2010,  División  El  Teniente,  Codelco-­‐Chile,  May  2010.   − Assisted  the  Gerencia  Tecnica,  Vice  Presidency  Projects,  Codelco-­‐Chile,  with  respect  to:   a) An  analysis  of  risk  of  the  Optimization  Project  of  the  Mine  and  Plant,  Division  El  Teniente.   b) Development  of  protocols  to  undertake  Scoping  Studies  of  large  scale  brown  field  mining  projects.   c) Review  of  the  Mina  Sur-­‐Sur  project,  Division  Andina,  Codelco-­‐Chile   d) Development  of  project  risk  analysis  and  management  for  large  scale  brown  field  mining  projects.   − High   level   technical   opinion   of   the   Chuquicamata   Underground   Mine   Project,   Division   Codelco   Norte,   on   behalf  of  the  Investment  Committee  of  Codelco  Chile.   − Provided  services  to  the  Irish  Government  with  the  development  of  a  Risk  Management  Strategy  with  respect   to   the   potential   of   risks   posed   in   the   long   term,   of   surface   subsidence   above   the   Galmoy   Mine,   assisting   Cantab  Consulting  Ltd.    In  addition,  performed  inspections  of  backfilling  and  mining  operations  during  closure   of  the  Galmoy  Mine.   − High   level   technical   opinion   of   the   New   Mine   Level,   Division   Teniente,   on   behalf   of   the   Investment   Committee  of  Codelco  Chile.   − Contract   Supervision   of   tailings   dam   dust   suppression   programme,   Silvermines,   Ireland,   assisting   Cantab   Consulting  Ltd.   − Presented  a  course  covering  Geomechanics  in  Mine  Planning  –  for  students  undertaking  an  MSc.,  Universidad   Los  Andes,  Santiago,  Chile.   − Participation   in   the   HAZOP   Meetings   of   NIREX,   in   connection   with   the   nuclear   storage   project   -­‐   assisting   AMEC  Earth  &  Environmental  UK  Ltd.   − Closure  review  of  the  underground  expansion  project,  Division  Teniente,  Chile  on  behalf  of  Cochilco.   − Due  diligence,  review  of  mining  property,  confidential  client,  Brazil  –  assisting,  AMEC  Earth  &  Environmental   UK  Ltd.   − Assisted   CRU   International   Limited,   with   project   management   guidance   for   the   Kazakhmys   Project   –   Kazaksthan.   − Mining  Methods  Review  -­‐  Finsch  Mine  -­‐  Block  5  –  on  behalf  of  De  Beers,  South  Africa.   − Assisted  CRU  International  Limited,  with  project  review  of  the  Aktogay  &  Boschekul  Projects  –  Kazakhmys,   Kazaksthan.   − Appraisal  and  monitoring  of  major  capital  projects,  as  consultant  to  the  Gerencia  Tecnica,  VCP,  Codelco-­‐Chile.   − Assisted  CRU  Strategies  with  business  improvement  project,  Codelco  Norte,  Chile.   − Geotechnical  review  of  Block  5,  Finsch  Mine,  De  Beers,  South  Africa.   − Development  of  protocols  to  develop  and  monitor  capital  projects,  Gerencia  Tecnica,  Casa  Matriz,  Codelco-­‐ Chile,  encompassing  guidelines  from  the  Project  Management  Institute,  IPA  (Industry  Best  Practices  in  Capital   Projects),  AACE  (cost  estimation),  Scenario  Planning,  and  Value  Engineering.   − Revision  of  Teniente  capital  projects,  Cochilco.   − Audit  of  capital  projects,  Teniente  Division,  Codelco-­‐Chile.   − Planning  Application  reviews,  of  the  Lisheen  and  Tara  mines,  Eire  on  behalf  of  the  Irish  government.  
  • 3.
    Seltrust Associates LimitedGavin Ferguson       gafsal:-­‐11/06/2015   3   Seltrust Associates Limited   − Technical  opinion  concerning  the  expansion  of  production  and  increasing  the  extraction  ratio  for  the  Taquari   Vassouras  potash  mine,  Companhia  Vale  do  Rio  Doce,  Brazil.   − Reviewed  the  underground  mining  plans  of  Chuquicamata  open  pit,  Codelco  Norte.   − Assisted  with  the  review  of  the  PDA  and  Expansion  Project  of  Division  Andina,  of  open  pits  and  underground   mines,  Codelco-­‐Chile.   − Seconded   to   management   of   MCM   plc.,   Zambia,   (February   –   October   2002),   to   re-­‐establish   planning   protocols  and  instigate  reduction  of  costs  and  improvement  in  revenues.   − Member,  Geotechnical  Board,  Division  El  Teniente,  Codelco-­‐Chile.   − Programme  of  costs  reduction,  Compania  Huaron,  Peru,  Pan  American  Silver.   − Compilation  and  completion  of  the  Rosaura  project  feasibility  study  report,  Glencore  Peru.   − Mining  consultant  for  GEPLAM,  Codelco-­‐Chile:   a) Mansa  Mina  Project  Summary  report;   b) audit  of  the  El  Teniente  mining  plan  to  expand  output  from  95,000-­‐tpd  to  126,000-­‐tpd;   c) due   diligence   of   joint   venture   with   Anglo   American   to   purchase   open   pit   and   underground   mining   operations  of  ZCCM;   d) review  of  open  pit  and  underground  mining  operations  Division  Salvador;   e) costs  &  productivity  project  Division  Salvador;   f) ranking-­‐rejection  study  San  Antonio;  &   g) ranking-­‐rejection  study  Junin,  Ecuador.   − Economic  Exploration  Models  based  on  open  pit  and  underground  mining  operations  –  BHP  World  Minerals.   − Due  Diligence  Vazante  Project,  open  pit  mining,  Minas  Gerais,  Brazil,  BHP  World  Minerals.   − Automation  Review  –  IM2  Codelco-­‐Chile.   − Planning  Application  review  -­‐  Galmoy  lead  mine,  Eire.   − Audit  of  resources  and  reserves,  open  pit  mining  operations,  Minera  Escondida  Ltda.  Chile.   − Audit  of  Mining  Plan,  Minera  Escondida  Ltda.   − Audit  of  Chuquicamata  Leaching  Division,  open  pit  mining  operations.   − Assistance  with  long  term  planning  project,  El  Teniente,  Codelco-­‐Chile.   − Operational  &  technical  reviews  of  Centromin  mines  for  Peruvian  Client.   − Information  Memorandum  of  mining  properties  -­‐  Centromin,  Peru.   − Planning  Application  review  -­‐  Lisheen  lead-­‐zinc  mine,  Eire.   − Developed  strategy  for  selling  La  Oroya  smelter,  Centromin,  Peru.   − Mining  design  to  extract  resources  at  depth,  Mufulira  mine,  Zambia.   − Provision   of   engineering   assistance   to   HZL,   India,   with   respect   to   the   design   and   operation   of   a   backfill   system.   − Technical  audit  of  feasibility  study,  gold  mine,  California,  USA,  Confidential  client.   − Implementation   of   mining   productivity   enhancement   programme   for   David   Bell   mine,   Hemlo   Gold   Camp,   Ontario,  Teck-­‐Corona  Corporation.   − Due  diligence  of  gold  property  in  Western  Transvaal,  South  Africa,  William  Resources,  Montreal,  Canada.   − Operational   and   technical   audits   of   precious   and   base   metal   open   pit   and   underground   mines   of   the   Buenaventura  Group,  Peru.   − Technical  audit  of  feasibility  study  for  gold  mine  in  Nevada,  USA  for  FMC  Gold  Company,  Denver,  USA.   − Manager  and  engineer  for  an  operational  review  and  financial  appraisal  of  the  Nicaro  and  Moa  laterite  nickel   open  pit  operations,  Cuba,  for  UIG  Limited,  a  metal  trading  company  based  in  London,  United  Kingdom.   − Mining   feasibility   study   for   Cluff   Resources   Zimbabwe,   devising   a   mining   plan   to   extend   production   underground  from  two  open  pits  at  the  Freda  Rebecca  mine,  Bindura.   − Technical  audit  of  mining  study  carried  out  by  ZCCM  Limited  of  the  re-­‐opening  of  the  Chambishi  copper  mine.   − Implementation  of  a  productivity  enhancement  programme  for  the  Copper  Cliff  Mill,  Inco  Limited,  Sudbury,   Ontario.   − Pre-­‐feasibility  study  of  an  expansion  of  underground  mining  operations,  El  Indio,  Lac  Minerals,  Chile.   − Development  of  mining  design  for  extracting  gold  ore  from  narrow  veins,  Williams  Mine,  Hemlo,  Ontario,   Teck-­‐Corona  Corporation.   − Costs  &  productivity  review  -­‐  Bousquet  No  1  gold  mine,  Lac  Minerals,  Quebec,  Canada.   − Evaluation  of  Mining  Tubo  Shaft  Pillar  Reserves,  Lepanto  Consolidated  Mining  Company,  Manila,  Philippines.   − Technical  and  economic  audit  of  project  studies  and  long  term  strategy,  open  pit  and  underground  mines,   Andina  Division,  Codelco,  Chile.  
  • 4.
    Seltrust Associates LimitedGavin Ferguson       gafsal:-­‐11/06/2015   4   Seltrust Associates Limited   − Prefeasibility  study  of  underground  production  from  the  Rosebud  gold  prospect,  Nevada,  Lac  Minerals  Inc,   United  States  of  America.   − Audit   of   operational   procedures   proposed   by   El   Teniente   Division,   to   deal   with   rock   bursts   on   Sub   6   production  level,  CODELCO,  Chile.   − Technical  and  economic  study  of  the  mining  problems  of  the  El  Teniente  Division,  CODELCO,  Chile.   − Mining  design  prefeasibility  study  of  underground  production  from  the  Palabora  pipe  following  completion  of   the  open  pit  operation  for  Rio  Tinto  Management  Services  Limited,  South  Africa.   − State  of  the  art  review  of  ore  pass  design  in  Canadian  mines.    The  study  and  subsequent  issue  of  a  Manual  of   Guidelines  were  carried  out  on  behalf  of  the  Canadian  Mining  Research  Directorate.   − Costs  and  productivity  review  of  the  Bousquet  No  2  gold  mine,  Lac  Minerals,  Quebec,  Canada.   − Feasibility  study  of  an  underground  platinum  project,  for  Union  Carbide  Management  Services,  Zimbabwe.   − Identification,   compilation   and   review   of   costs   and   subsequent   mining   design   based   upon   the   costs   so   derived,  for  La  Mine  Doyon,  Lac  Minerals,  Quebec,  Canada.   − Assistance  in  the  design  of  an  open  pit  for  the  feasibility  study  of  the  Hierro  Mantua  property,  Pinar  del  Rio,   Cuba,  Marc  Rich,  Switzerland.   − Investigation  of  management  information  system  for  the  Macassa  Division,  Lac  Minerals,  Ontario,  Canada.     1988 - 1990 Technical & Procurement Services Ltd - UK Manager  Mining,  responsible  for  mining  design  and  project  work.    Projects  included:     − Technical  assistance  to  ZCCM  in  the  formulation  of  a  long  term  corporate  strategy  for  the  removal  of  the   resources  of  the  group  by  open  pit  and  underground  mining  operations.   − Audit  of  mining  design  of  Hope  Brook  Gold  mine,  Canada.   − Feasibility   study   of   the   establishment   of   a   refractories   industry   in   the   SADCC   region,   employing   open   pit   operations,  for  the  United  Nations,  on  behalf  of  the  SADCC  states.   − Engineering   design   and   supervision   of   ventilation   for   the   development   of   the   Channel   tunnel   for   Transmanche  Link.   − Provision  of  assistance  for  prefeasibility  study  work  based  upon  open  pit  mining,  Lumwana  copper-­‐uranium   deposit,  Zambia,  for  Mining  Italiana,  a  subsidiary  of  Agip.   − Review   of   mining   methods   applicable   to   the   flat-­‐lying   and   complex   folded   areas   of   mines   of   the   ZCCM   Limited,  Zambia.     1980 - 1988 Seltrust Engineering Limited - UK Consultant  Mining  Engineer  provided  consultancy  and  mine  design  services,  including:     − Project  Manager  of  mine  design  review  and  technical  assistance,  Agnew  Nickel  Mine,  West  Australia.   − Project  Manager  of  pre-­‐feasibility  study,  Millstream  Potash  Project,  BP  Canada  Limited.    Prepared  technical   summary,   mining   and   exploration   reports,   and   assisted   client   in   dealings   with   shaft   sinking   contractors,   engineering  design  companies  and  other  consultants.   − Consultancy   services   to   Manganese   Ore   [India]   Limited,   covering   a   major   programme   of   optimisation   for   open  pit  and  underground  mine  production,  mine  design,  equipment  selection  and  shaft  sinking.   − In  addition,  consulted  to  various  mines  world-­‐wide  including:  Cyprus  Asbestos  Mines  Limited,  BP  Mineraçoa,   Cementation   Limited,   Hindustan   Copper   Limited,   Hindustan   Zinc   Limited   and   BP   Minerals   International   Limited.     1978 - 1980 Camborne School of Mines - UK Senior  Lecturer  in  Mining  and  Rock  Mechanics.    Director  of  Camborne  Associates  Limited.     1977 - 1978 Golder Hoek & Associates - UK Senior  Mining  Engineer  responsible  for  mining  engineering  projects.     1973 - 1977 African Associated Mines - Zimbabwe Underground   Manager   [Planning],   Gath's   Mine   responsible   for   control   and   supervision   of   open   pit   and   underground   mine   planning,   rock   mechanics,   study,   draw   control   and   ventilation   sections.     Mining   Engineer,  
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    Seltrust Associates LimitedGavin Ferguson       gafsal:-­‐11/06/2015   5   Seltrust Associates Limited   Shabanie  Mine,  provided  in-­‐house  consulting  services  within  African  Associated  Mines.    Supervised  technical  staff   and  workforce.     1971 - 1973 Roan Consolidate Mines Limited - Zambia Sectional  Mining  Engineer  Chibuluma  Division  engaged  on  underground  and  open  pit  projects,  routine  ventilation   problems  and  long  term  ventilation  planning.     1968 - 1970 Doornfontein Gold Mine - South Africa Post  Graduate  Engineer  and  subsequently  Shift  Boss  responsible  for  production  and  development  sections.    Solved   support  and  mining  sequence  problems  of  longwall  faces  and  remnant  pillars.    
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    Seltrust Associates LimitedGavin Ferguson       gafsal:-­‐11/06/2015   6   Seltrust Associates Limited   Publications Author  of  the  following  papers:     1. Estimation  of  the  economic  pressure  loss  and  size  of  airways.    Technical  Note,  Trans  Instn  Min  &  Met  [Section   A  Min  Industry],  V83,  A148-­‐A150,  1973.   2. The   design   of   support   systems   for   excavations   in   chrysotile   asbestos   mines.     M   Phil   thesis,   University   of   Rhodesia,  1978.   3. Optimisation  of  block  caving  within  a  complex  environment.    Mining  Magazine,  p126-­‐139,  Feb,  1979.   4. Prediction  of  progressive  hangingwall  caving,  Gath's  mine,  Rhodesia.    Trans  Instn  Min  &  Met  [Section  A  Min   Industry],  A82-­‐A105.    Co-­‐Author,  Professor  E  T  Brown,  Royal  School  of  Mines.   5. A  practical  approach  to  tunnel  linings  for  underground  mines.    Mining  Magazine,  p356-­‐363,  April,  1980.   6. Control  of  ground  and  groundwater  for  shaft  sinking.    Symposium  on  relating  theory  to  practice  in  artificial   ground   freezing,   p7-­‐12,   University   of   Nottingham,   25th   September,   1983.     Co-­‐Author,   Leo   Crystal,   Seltrust   Engineering  Limited.   7. Geotechnics  in  mining  design.    Third  BP  Technical  Systems  Conference,  Technology  -­‐  the  way  to  successful   business.    Windsor,  6th-­‐9th  Nov.,  1983.   8. Computer-­‐based  mining  design,  Mining  Magazine,  p403-­‐408,  May,  1985.   9. Developments  in  numerical  modelling  in  geotechnical  environments.    4th  BP  Technical  Systems  Conference  -­‐   responding  to  technological  change,  November,  1986.    Co-­‐Author,  R  E  Eggington,  Research  Centre,  Sunbury.   10. Problems  of  predicting  and  controlling  conditions  in  shaft  sinking.    Mining  Magazine,  February  1987.   11. Cost  effective  computing  tools  for  mining  engineers.    CIM  Annual  General  Meeting  Paper  No  60,  May,  1987.   12. Caving  Geomechanics.    Comprehensive  Rock  Engineering,  Pergamon  Press,  Editor-­‐in-­‐Chief,  J  A  Hudson.   13. Mining  Design  Software  -­‐  A  Critical  Review.    Institution  of  Mining  &  Metallurgy,  Presented  at  Leeds  University   September  1991.   14. Definition  of  Reserves  Classification.    Minerals  Industry  International,  Instn  Min  &  Met,  Nov  1994.   15. Narrow   Vein   Mining   -­‐   Profitability   from   Innovation.     Innovaciónes   en   Métodos   de   Explotación   de   Minas,   Universidad  Nacional  de  Ingeniería,  12 th ,  13 th  &  14 th  December  1996,  Lima,  Perú.   16. Estimation   of   Resources.     Innovaciónes   en   Métodos   de   Explotación   de   Minas,   Universidad   Nacional   de   Ingeniería,  12 th ,  13 th  &  14 th  December  1996,  Lima,  Perú.    Co-­‐Author  A.  Warden.   17. Estimation  of  Resources  -­‐  Reserves  Engineering  -­‐  An  Investor’s  Guide,  Northern  Miner,  July  1997.   18. Estimation  of  Resources  -­‐  Reserves  Engineering  -­‐  An  Investor’s  Guide,  Min.  Magazine,  Sept  1997.   19. R.G.  Behn  R  G,  Beniscelli  J,  Carrasco  C  P,  Cuadra  P,  Ferguson  G  A.    Estimation  of  resources  &  engineering  of   reserves,  Radomiro  Tomic  Project,  Codelco-­‐Chile.    APCOM  98,  April  1998.   20. Ferguson  G  A.    Mining  Engineer’s  Toolkit.    CSM  Journal,  June  2000.   21. Beniscelli   J,   Carrasco   C   P,   Dowd   P,   Ferguson   G   A,   Tulcanaza   E.     Estimation   of   resources   &   conversion   to   reserves.    MassMin2000,  November  2000.   22. Yáñez  P  U,  Jofre  J,  Ferguson  G  A.    Evolution  in  panel  caving  undercutting  &  initiation  methods,  El  Teniente   mine.    MassMin2000,  November  2000.   23. Tulcanaza  E.  and  Ferguson  G.  A.    The  value  of  information  –  a  guide  to  the  strategic  development  of  projects   founded  upon  mineral  resource  categorization.    Submitted  for  publication  in  the  Ore  Resources  and  Reserves   Thematic  Issue,  Institution  of  Mining  &  Metallurgy,  2002.    Now  published.   24. Tulcanaza   E.   and   Ferguson   G.   A.     The   role   of   Activity   Based   Costing   in   reducing   the   cost   of   cave   mining   operations.    Minin  2004,  Santiago,  April  2004.   25. Ferguson  G.A  &  Zenteno  L.    Project  Management  -­‐  Capital  Projects.    EICG,  Edinburgh,  Jun  2006.